Genes in Conflict : : The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements / / Austin Burt, Robert Trivers.
Covering all species from yeast to humans, this is the first book to tell the story of selfish genetic elements that act narrowly to advance their own replication at the expense of the larger organism.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (632 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- ONE Selfish Genetic Elements -- TWO Autosomal Killers -- THREE Selfish Sex Chromosomes -- FOUR Genomic Imprinting -- FIVE Selfish Mitochondrial DNA -- SIX Gene Conversion and Homing -- SEVEN Transposable Elements -- EIGHT Female Drive -- NINE B Chromosomes -- TEN Genomic Exclusion -- ELEVEN Selfish Cell Lineages -- TWELVE Summary and Future Directions -- References -- Glossary -- Expanded Contents -- Taxonomic Index -- General Index |
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Summary: | Covering all species from yeast to humans, this is the first book to tell the story of selfish genetic elements that act narrowly to advance their own replication at the expense of the larger organism. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674029118 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674029118 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Austin Burt, Robert Trivers. |